New Delhi: The successful LVM3-M5 mission yesterday carried the heaviest satellite ever deployed from Indian soil to geosynchronous transfer orbit (GTO). To achieve this mission for the customer, the Indian Navy, ISRO centres had to work together to enhance many aspects of the rocket, the Launch Vehicle Mark 3 (LVM3), which is the mightiest operational launch vehicle in ISRO’s fleet. ISRO Chairman V Narayanan said, “Today’s mission has brought yet another important glory to India. CMS-03 is the heaviest satellite launched by the LVM3 to the GTO orbit so far. For accomplishing this, the performance of the vehicle had to be improved in multiple directions for enhancing the payload capability by 10 per cent. In today’s mission, all the vehicle’s systems have performed satisfactorily, and t

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